Residence permit application for other family members

Apply with this application for a residence permit if you are some other family member than a spouse, child or guardian. . Your family member living in Finland is a Finnish citizen or has been issued asylum or a residence permit on the grounds of subsidiary protection or temporary protection.

Expected processing time

5–9 months

Electronic application fee

420 €

Paper application fee

470 €

My sister or brother who is younger than 18 and arrived in Finland alone has been granted international protection

This is what you should do

1

Make sure you meet the requirements for the residence permit you are applying for.

If you are abroad, visit a Finnish mission (embassy or consulate). If you are already in Finland, book an appointment at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.

6

Wait for a decision. The Finnish Immigration Service will contact you if necessary.

7

General requirements for entry into Finland

Make sure you meet the general requirements for entry into Finland before you submit an application.

You can only get a residence permit if you are able to travel to Finland and stay in the country legally. For this reason, you must have a valid passport.

Requirements

Make sure you also meet the following requirements:

he or she was granted asylum in Finland on the basis of an asylum application or as a quota refugee;

he or she was granted a residence permit on the basis of subsidiary protection;

he or she was granted a residence permit on the basis of temporary protection; or

he or she was granted a residence permit before 1 June 2009 on the basis of need for protection.

Financial dependence alone is not enough. The elderly parents, adult children and unmarried siblings of a person who lives in Finland are usually considered to be dependent on their family member. Residence permits are not usually granted on the grounds of poor health and need for care if the applicant has the opportunity to get treatment for his/her illnesses in his/her home country.

Income requirement

Notice that you do not need to have secure means of support if you meet this condition:

You are the brother or sister of a child who is under the age of 18 and who has arrived in Finland alone. You have lived together earlier and your parents have died or disappeared.

Right to work

You have an unrestricted right to work. You cannot start working before you get a residence permit.

General attachments

Valid passport (you must present it when you submit the residence permit application)

Passport photo complying with the photo guidelines issued by the police, or a photograph retrieval code you received from a photo shop, OLEL_PK

Colour copy of the passport page containing your personal data and copies of all passport pages with notes

Colour copy of the passport page containing personal data and of all pages with notes in the passport of the guardian living in Finland